Improvement



UNITED: STATES PATENT OFFICE.

THOMAS C. VEILDON, OF HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT.

IMPROVEMENT lN THE MANUFACTURE OF WIGS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 9,868, dated July 19,1853.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THoMas G. WEiLDoN, of the city of Hartford, countyof Hartford, and State of Connecticut, have invented a new andusefulImprovement in the Making and Constructing WVigs, Toupees, andother Varities of Hair-Work, and I do hereby declare the following to beafull and exact description of the same.

The nature of my invention consists in the method of fastening andattaching the hair with a gluten to the frame-work, body, or network ofwigs, toupees, bands, braids, curls, 850., or any other kind ofhair-work now in use or that may be in use hereafter.

The attached samples inclosed (markedA B) are patterns of differentkinds of hair-work, showing the method of fastening and attaching thesame on my improved principle. The samples marked C D are patternsshowing the method of fastening and attaching by the usual old andoriginal way, by means of knots, loops, ties, weaving, sewing, 850.

The usual method of fastening the hair to the frame or net work has beenby means of knots, loops, ties, weaving, or sewing, which, in manyinstances, causes uneven and irregularsurfaces, makingitunpleasant tothe wearer and very difficult to fit neatly, also very liable to shrinkinto ridges and cause irritation. The

hair being knotted into the frame or net work, being passed through andtied nearly in the middle, the root of the hair is returned toward thepoint, which is unnatural, and causes a rough appearance and unpleasantfeeling, also difficult to dress and always tangling.

The method that I claim as my invention and improvement is the use of aproperly-prepared glutinous substance, impervious to the action ofperspiration or dampness or the various changes of the atmosphere,either hot or cold. By this means I can fasten the hair more smoothlyand evenly on the frame-work in any form or shape in a durable manner,making a neater and more compact fit, avoiding the uneven surfaces, theshrinking of the frame, the tangling of the hair, the irritation of theknots, ties, &c. This method is also valuable as to the economy ofmanufacturing.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-

The method of fastening and attaching the hair to wigs, toupees, or anyother kind of hair-work by means of any kind of glutinous substance, inthe manner and for the purpose substantially as herein set forth anddescribed.

THOS. C. WEILDON.

Witnesses:

WM. VINE, WM. WRAIGHT.

